Won over by format

Credit: Matt Stone

FORT MYERS — Here is something that will win universal support from the Red Sox: the expansion of the playoffs.

With Major League Baseball and the players’ union on the verge of agreeing to add two wild card teams, one from each league, the postseason pool will increase from eight teams to 10 beginning this season. The wild card teams will meet in a one-game playoff, with the winner advancing to play in a best-of-five Division Series.

For the Red Sox, the move would come one year too late.

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